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DBIA in the News: Jan. 1 – April 10, 2026

DBIA has started off the year on a strong note. Some first quarter highlights include the introduction of our region relations leadership team, a new DBIA Progressive Design-Build Primer, the commencement of an FMI Owner Advisor study and more. DBIA Staff, Leadership, Board of Directors Lisa Washington, CAE Executive Director/CEO, DBIA DBIA Announces Region Relations […]

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Five Traits of Impressive and Highly Effective Design-Build Project Delivery

Your team has secured a contract or a grant for a large project and your team is ready to get to work on preliminary planning. Both you and the Owner have a vision of the desired outcome, but what does a highly effective design-build project look like? On Time. While unanticipated setbacks can impact deadlines, […]

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DBIA Founding Firm Gifts $5.2 Million and Creates New Design-Build Program at the University of Kentucky

Gray, Inc., one of the nation’s leading design-build firms, and the Gray family, including DBIA Founding Father and Kentucky Department of Transportation Secretary, Jim Gray, have donated a transformative $5.2 million to build a new home for the University of Kentucky’s College of Design. In addition to bringing together the university’s five design programs into […]

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Reimagining the Office

Commercial office leasing analysts are getting a clearer picture of what “returning to work” might look like for cities across the nation. However, according to the Commercial Edge National Office Report, that picture varies significantly depending on the region with just six markets delivering more than half of U.S. office sales. “Nationally, $18.9 billion in […]

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Former DBIA Board Chair, Harold L. Adams, Passes Away at 82

Harold L. Adams, the longtime CEO of RTKL and DBIA’s Chairman of the Board in 2005, died after a brief illness at his home in Texas. Adams was an architect, design-build influencer and educator who worked on federal projects in the 1960s during the Kennedy administration and ultimately transformed RTKL into a global design practice. […]

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Looking for a Design-Build Partner? Try the NEW Industry Match Directory

Exciting New Design-Build Directory Launched Today DBIA knows how important it is for Owners and industry to find the right design-build team members. In fact, we often get requests from Owners asking for lists of design-build firms, firms providing owner advisor services, MWDBE firms and more. In addition, general contractors also turn to DBIA for […]

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2022 Design-Build Sector Conferences — The ONLY Events Targeted to WWW and Transpo/Aviation Markets

It’s hard to believe but DBIA hasn’t hosted in-person Design-Build for Water/Wastewater and Transportation/Aviation Conferences since 2019! We’re glad to be back with our 2022 hybrid event and hope you’re planning on joining us in Orlando or virtually April 4-8th. The timing for these conferences couldn’t be better as Owners and industry prepare for the […]

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